Hi guys! I'm back with another story which is based on the Christmas trailer video on the BBC Casualty website mainly focusing on Cal and Ethan's new love interests and so I suppose this story could contain some potential spoilers though I doubt it highly. First the story will start off based more on Ethan and Honey but there will be more about Cal and Taylor to come in the future which I'm currently working on. I'm not sure how long this story will be as I'm writing chapters as I'm publishing which will also mean daily updating might not occur as it will be harder for me but I'll try my best! Hopefully you enjoy, I'd love to hear what you think so please leave reviews, they are always appreciated, thanks, Kayxxx :)
Chapter One
It was Valentines night and both Ethan and Cal were working. For Ethan this was no bother, if he wasn't working he would only be spending Valentine's night alone, something he become accustomed to doing over the years. As for Cal however, he would much rather spend Valentines night with his girlfriend Taylor and was more reluctant in attending work but was quickly persuaded into it when Taylor suggested making the following day their Valentines night as Cal was not working. Cal was excited to see what tomorrow would bring on his and Taylor's "fake Valentines day" but Ethan was of course less excited. He was hoping he would miss all romance by being in work tonight however now he too would be there for Cal and Taylor's "fake Valentines day" and as he and Cal shared a bedroom wall he knew tomorrow would consist of all household members not getting much sleep, Cal and Taylor for completely different reasons to Ethan. Ethan's night would be spent covering up his head with his pillow in attempt to drown out the noise made by his brother and his girlfriend.
Cal stood in the kitchen with his arms wrapped around Taylor's waist and his lips laid upon hers "you're making me want to stay" Cal mumbled as he kissed her yet again, "Stay then" she replied breathlessly kissing him once more. On the worktop next to them sat two cards, one made out to Cal written in incredibly neat and girly handwriting, the other made out to Taylor which was written in extremely less neat handwriting but the words could still be made out, just about! Both cards were signed off "From your Valentine" with an excessive amount of "X's" placed after representing kisses.
Ethan sat awkwardly beside the two, taking sips out of his Doctor Who coffee mug and trying his best to read an article written in the newspaper about the history of Valentines day, despite the event going on just to the left of him. He'd already read this article twice today but there was something about it that intrigued him, he attempted in telling Cal and Taylor about the story but they obviously had no interest in what he had to say as they now only found interest in each other. Cal picked Taylor up and placed her on the table where Ethan was sat. Taylor giggled as Cal leaned himself into her, she ruffled up Ethan's newspaper with her body as he done so. Ethan sighed with a tut and walked over to the sink, pouring out his coffee that he had now lost the taste for. Taylor moaned as Cal pressed his lips against her neck "mmm, do you think it's too late for me to call in sick?" Cal whispered to which Taylor replied to with another giggle. "Yes it is." Ethan spoke firmly clearly unimpressed, causing both Taylor and Cal to jump as though they hadn't even noticed he was in the room. Cal sighed and gave his little brother daggers which Ethan chose to ignore, "I'm leaving now if you want a lift then I suggest you get ready." Ethan spoke in a firm tone yet again, Cal ignored his brother completely continuing to giggle with his girlfriend. "Fine then, I'm leaving." Ethan spoke raising his voice hoping to catch his brother's attention but Caleb didn't flinch. "Oh suit yourself." Ethan whispered as he made his way out of the kitchen and to the front door, picking up his backpack on the way.
Just as he reached the door his phone began to ring. He pulled it out f his back pocket and looked at the name "Honey", surprised, Ethan answered the phone immediately. Ethan had been gaining strong feelings for Honey as the weeks passed, these feelings had become harder and harder for him to ignore and so when he saw her name on his phone his heart skipped a beat. "Hello?" he answered swallowing hard, "Honey calm down, calm down! What's happened?" he listened intently down the phone with widened eyes, "Right okay, stay where you are I'll be right there" he put the phone down and frantically thought. He ran into the living room and rumbled through a pile of clothes left messily by Cal and Taylor his couch, he grabbed hold of a piece of clothing and hurried quickly out the front door.
Honey had fallen on stage and twisted her ankle whilst she was performing. As only Ethan knew of her being a stripper he was the only one she could trust enough to call for help. "Honey, are you okay?" Ethan made his way into her dressing room awkwardly brushing passed the half naked women surrounding her. "Ethan!" Honey called out relieved. "It's just my ankle, I think it's broken" she motioned to her leg. Ethan bent down before her and began examining, he looked up and gave her an awkward smile as all she was clothed in was her underwear, Honey smiled back down at him oblivious, acting as if this situation was the most normal thing in the world. Ethan awkwardly looked back down to her ankle "well, the good news is it's not broken, but you're going to need to come to the ED" he spoke as he stood to his feet. "What? Dressed like this?" Honey replied sarcastically, now fully aware that she was half naked. "Ah well, I'm already one step ahead of you!" Ethan called out excitedly. "What do you mean?" Honey asked confused. "When I got your call I figured you'd be..well, you know.." Ethan awkwardly tried to explain, Honey just looked at him completely unaware of what he was talking about "..would be dressed like this" he motioned toward her, she looked down at her body and then back up to hear Ethan's story. "So, I picked up this on the way out" Ethan held up a burgundy coloured knitted Christmassy looking dress, which had a white fur trim around the neck and arms, with a huge white flower pinned on the right side. Honey looked at it horrified "what is that?!" She called out in shock. "I'm actually not sure, I think it was one of my brother's attempts of buying his girlfriend something nice for Valentines day...Either that or Taylor has awful taste in clothing" he joked as he examined the dress. "It looks like something my nan would wear!" She spoke looking the dress up and down in disgust. "Well, no one's gonna know you're a stripper now ay!" Ethan replied with a smile, "erm, exotic dancer!" Honey corrected him. "Are you going to put it on or not? I'm going to be late for work at this rate!" Ethan urged holding out the dress in front of her, Honey sighed reluctantly and took the dress from his hands. "Right" Ethan smiled and head for the door, "where do you think you're going?" Honey called after him, "I'll wait outside whilst you get dressed" Ethan pointed over his shoulder to the door confused as to why he was in the wrong. "Ermm and how am I supposed to do that when I can't even stand? You're gonna have to help me" she ordered. Ethan sighed and slowly made his way back into the room to help Honey get dressed.